Now that I have your attention with such an outrageous title, I will be writing about my favorite book. Most people enjoy reading fictional works, or perhaps memoirs. I prefer sociological books that read like a college assignment. To that end, my favorite book is "The Lucifer Principle" by Howard Bloom. The title of the book comes from the first chapter. Mr. Bloom presents the story of Marcion, a Christian heretic in ancient Rome, who said that the creator could not be merciful. After all, evil was rampant, and everywhere you looked throughout nature, violence was to be found. To be able to create such violence, the creator must have understood violence, so he is to blame. Others did not like this idea and began to talk about Lucifer, a being which relished evil. Mr. Bloom states that perhaps Marcion understood the situation better. After all, Lucifer, even within the Christian lore, did not create the evil. He gave into its lure. "Evil" is a by-product of creation, says Mr. Bloom. The remainder of the book is dedicated to examining the evils of nature, creation, birth, etc. He does so through 5 concepts.

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